In an interesting turn, the FDA has released recommendations for improving cybersecurity for medical devices and hospital networks. In this month's column, we will review those recommendations and als...

Q: The surveyor found that on three records, there was lack of pertinent patient problems cited on an initial nursing assessment and lack of documentation on the interdisciplinary plan of care to ad...

Studies show that income, the number of primary care physicians, and the quality of nursing homes impact readmission rates...

Journal for Healthcare Quality issue focuses on importance of involving patients and families...

Editor’s note: NPSG.06.01.01 was approved by The Joint Commission in June 2013 as a new 2014 National Patient Safety Goal. The final standard includes two phases: Phase I, beginning January 20...

A new collaborative is bringing the meaningful use of checklists to the ambulatory and outpatient setting. The goal is to establish "zero harm," and a key effort in this is to effectively im...

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A Syracuse hospital passed an April inspection required after it was cited earlier in the year for failure to protect patients from abuse. ...

The hospital is a large, multifaceted organism with thousands of ­moving parts within dozens of units that are often separated by wings, streets, and buildings. The physical barriers, however, are...

The Joint Commission’s Laboratory Accreditation program announced earlier this month that it is developing a Patient Blood Management certification program for Joint Commission-accredited hosp...